Today is a great day.
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I have been working with this woman for almost two months.
During that time, she has said all the right things. She wants to be healthy. She knows it’s not going to be easy but she is willing to do the hard work. She has tried this before but this time is going to be different.
blah, blah, blah
All the same things that we tell ourselves when we know we should do something, but we don’t really believe that we can actually pull it off.
Basically, it was a great big load of self delusion disguised as an Oprah-esque self-help pep talk.
But today, after workout # 19, I get a call from her.
And things were different.
I almost don’t know how to describe it.
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Before today, she understood that she could transform her body if she ate and exercised the way I told her. But tody, that theoretical belief became something bigger.
Now, she knows that she can transform her body.
And I don’t mean that she knows which exercises and diet are required. That’s my job.
- She knows how to produce the spirit, will, intestinal fortitude…whatever you want to call it.
- She knows how to take control of her thoughts and feelings.
- She knows how to get herself to actually do the things she needs to do.
She doesn’t just believe it…she knows it.
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And that is the moment I wait for with all of my clients.
And that is why today is a great day.
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This is great. It’s the little things.
For some reason, I always fall a little too far off the wagon when I take a break between programs or cycles or whatever. It’s always supposed to be a week and then something “happens”. This time it’s finals, last time it was something else. I say “happens” because I know I can work around it if I want to, but I let it stop me.
I’d like to thank your client, because I’m gonna get up off my ass and end my break tomorrow morning because of her.
We’re all going to fall off the wagon every now & then. That’s why I aim for 90% compliance to my “perfect” diet & training plans
BTW, I just signed up for the RSS feed of your blog – great stuff
I read this with mixed emotions. A very perceptive and sensitive post DR! I think the woman in question is me! I went out yesterday -had dinner with my sister. Ate early and watched portion size. I have been exercising, watching my diet and over the last 10 -12 days lost three pounds and gained or should I say re-gained 200 gms. Only 200 freaking gms! Despite going out twice! No starvation, no guilt no deprivation. All the reading seems to be paying off. I feel like a lifetime of confusion and despair is over. Can it be that I have finally control over my life!!